Magic shops are a long-standing trope of D&D that often clash with the worldbuilding around it. Their existence, distribution, and stocks inform the player experience with what they imply about magic in your setting and what the players can buy from as mundane a fashion as commerce.
Exploration is one of the three pillars of D&D—and the most misunderstood. Let’s explore what makes it more than just going from point A to B.
Playing support in D&D 5e is hardcore. Built right, it allows you to be a multitool outside combat, and a shaper of combat within it. What’re the best things to consider?
Focusing on tactics and mechanics can make fights drag. How can we make combat faster and less boring?
On the go? Listen to the audio version of the article here: The D&D session ended with a bang. The gnollish fiend's spiked flail missed the paladin by a narrow margin, and his slender, jet-black rapier thrusted from below like a lunging viper. As the blade dug...
Immersion is the core of interactive storytelling. When immersed, we become engrossed in a story, think in the world’s terms, and feel real emotion from in-game events. It goes beyond mere suspension of disbelief—with the right tools, you can craft it.
People who know nothing of D&D engage in discussions of alignment, placing characters from their favorite fictions or even salads between the axes of law and chaos, good and evil. But what does it mean, and why is it such a fixture of D&D?
Running D&D is faster, deadlier, and some effects—like mind control—are better left out. It also enables deeper relationships between the PC and NPCs.
So you want to join an Adventurer’s League D&D campaign. You’re told you need to choose a Tier to play in, but what does it mean, exactly?
Multiclassing is a topic that can often confuse and overwhelm. Let’s explore what it means, how to do it, and some suggested builds.